Little Rock, political and economic centre of Arkansas, lies in the heart of the state, separated from its sister city of North Little Rock by the Arkansas River. The town, founded in 1812, took its name from the French "petite roche"; it became capital of the state in 1821. The Quapaw Historic District (named after a local Indian tribe)
preserves some handsome remains of old Little Rock, including the classical Old State House and the Arkansas Museum of Science and History in MacArthur Park, housed in the only surviving building of Little Rock's Arsenal (1836), in which General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was born. Fans of "Gone with the Wind" will want to visit the Old Mill (a watermill of 1828) in North Little Rock, where the early scenes of the film were shot.
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